IETL - Institute for European Traffic Law

10/08/2026

Barrier-Free Europe? More Mobility with the New EU Parking Card – But Not Without Hurdles

Free movement is one of the Union’s founding promises, and on paper it belongs to everyone. For travellers with disabilities the reality is more complicated.

More: https://www.ietl.net/news-details/barrier-free-europe-more-mobility-with-the-new-eu-parking-card-but-not-without-hurdles.html

04/08/2026

https://www.ietl.net/news-details/flashed-parked-paid-austria-s-fines-go-nationwide-and-up-in-2027.html

For years the price of a traffic slip in Austria depended on where it happened. Each federal province set its own fixed penalties, and for comparable offences the amounts could differ by up to fifty per cent from one Land to the next.

That regional lottery is ending. Following a reform package sent for review in mid-June 2026, Austria will apply a single, nationwide schedule of on-the-spot and postal fines from 1 January 2027.

28/07/2026

https://www.ietl.net/news-details/more-safety-more-control-europe-s-traffic-law-between-assistance-and-intervention.html

A widely reported claim that Brussels is preparing a satellite-based speed cap for 2030 does not survive contact with the legislative record. What has actually changed in 2026 is more consequential — and less visible.

A report in the British press claimed in July 2026 that the European Commission was preparing a satellite-based system to cap vehicle speed automatically from 2030. The story travelled fast across Europe. It is also, in its essential claim, not accurate.

16/07/2026

When Europe Tells Trucks to Stop: Summer Driving Bans 2026

https://www.ietl.net/news-details/when-europe-tells-trucks-to-stop-summer-driving-bans-2026.html

23/06/2026

Welcome to Utrecht!

https://ietl.net/news-details/welcome-to-utrecht.html

23/06/2026

Brussels eases the 2035 car target and shifts the burden to member states. The European Commission spent most of 2025 under pressure to loosen its flagship climate rule for cars.

https://ietl.net/news-details/brussels-eases-the-2035-car-target-and-shifts-the-burden-to-member-states.html

23/06/2026

New Opportunities for Professional Drivers from Abroad
Over 400,000 unfilled driver vacancies, an ageing workforce, and a circular permit paradox that traps qualified third-country applicants in administrative limbo.

https://ietl.net/news-details/new-opportunities-for-professional-drivers-from-abroad.html

23/06/2026

EU Safety Regulation Clarified - What the Alcolock Requirement Really Means

https://ietl.net/news-details/eu-safety-regulation-clarified-what-the-alcolock-requirement-really-means.html

02/06/2026

Driving Ban at 70? The EU’s New Driver’s Licence Reform Explained

The EU’s driver’s licence reform, which reached a final agreement in March 2025 and was formally adopted as Directive (EU) 2025/2205 in October 2025, does something far less dramatic and far more understanding what it actually changes.

More about it:
https://www.ietl.net/news-details/driving-ban-at-70-the-eu-s-new-driver-s-licence-reform-explained.html

29/05/2026

Europe’s toll systems are drifting apart - and the legal consequences are significant.

Italy introduces the EU’s first statutory compensation right for motorway delays, while Austria tightens its digital vignette regime.

Italy introduces the EU’s first statutory compensation right for motorway delays, while Austria tightens its digital vignette regime.